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1990Final results

1990 election for Illinois Representative District 103

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Helen F. Satterthwaite (D) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Joe Whelan (R) by 25.9 points.

Helen F. SatterthwaiteDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.0%14,835
Joe WhelanRepublican
37.0%8,723
23,558 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1990

Races before and after

EvenD+22.41986D+25.91990D+0.11992R+6.91994R+3.71996R+17.21998

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET